Jean-Edouard Desmedt
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Jean-Edouard Desmedt, a Belgian
scientist, and professor at the Universite Libre de Bruxelles
(ULB), was awarded the Francqui Prize
on Biological and Medical Sciences for his work on neurophysiology
. He is a member of the Académie nationale de Médecine in France
, and the Natural Science Section of the Royal Academy of Science, Humanities and Fine Arts of Belgium.
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
scientist, and professor at the Universite Libre de Bruxelles
Université Libre de Bruxelles
The Université libre de Bruxelles is a French-speaking university in Brussels, Belgium. It has 21,000 students, 29% of whom come from abroad, and an equally cosmopolitan staff.-Name:...
(ULB), was awarded the Francqui Prize
Francqui Prize
The Francqui Prize is a prestigious Belgian scholarly and scientific prize, awarded each year since 1933 by the Francqui Foundation in recognition of the achievements of a young Belgian scholar or scientist...
on Biological and Medical Sciences for his work on neurophysiology
Neurophysiology
Neurophysiology is a part of physiology. Neurophysiology is the study of nervous system function...
. He is a member of the Académie nationale de Médecine in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, and the Natural Science Section of the Royal Academy of Science, Humanities and Fine Arts of Belgium.